Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Colorado Avalanche 5: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 to Colorado Avalanche 5, on Friday, October 16, 2026 at Ball Arena, Denver, CO. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLFriday, October 16, 2026
DateOct 16, 2026
Start time9:00 PM ET
VenueBall Arena, Denver, CO
TVESPN+
Attendance18,111
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsColorado Avalanche
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
3-4-1Record5-2-1
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Central Division
2-8Road record / home record7-3
LWLLLLast 5WLLWW
L1StreakW1
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsColorado Avalanche
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveVille Koivunen RW · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayColorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:46 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 16:30 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 10:01 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:57 | 3:16 | 1:44 | 9:57 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 13:53 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 9:14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 13:45 | 0:03 | 3:47 | 9:55 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:16 | 1:50 | 0:02 | 13:24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 35.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 3:16 | 0:29 | 15:06 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 9:32 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 18:38 | 1:42 | 2:36 | 14:20 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elmer Soderblom | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 9:49 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:16 | 0:00 | 4:24 | 15:52 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:52 | 0:15 | 3:14 | 16:23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:57 | 3:16 | 1:57 | 15:44 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 | 0:01 | 3:01 | 16:30 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:22 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 17:30 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Spencer Stastney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 14:13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .844 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 57:26 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Brindley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T.J. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 8:08 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazem Kadri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:55 | 4:51 | 0:12 | 15:52 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 10:21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 13:02 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:33 | 1:46 | 3:01 | 13:46 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:59 | 5:03 | 0:16 | 17:40 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:58 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 17:23 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:27 | 1:44 | 3:20 | 15:23 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 63.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Schwartz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 3:51 | 0:07 | 10:05 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 14:34 | 0:15 | 1:29 | 12:50 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 11:02 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Juulsen | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 7:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 15:27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 | 5:04 | 2:10 | 15:05 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 14:13 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 14:41 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 13:59 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:54 | 1:48 | 2:30 | 18:36 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Blackwood | 2 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .938 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
COL leads series 1-0
Jan 12, 2027COL 0, PIT 0
Oct 16, 2026PIT 2, COL 5
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche?
Colorado Avalanche won, 5-2, on Friday, October 16, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche?
Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Colorado Avalanche 5.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Evgeni Malkin (1 goals). Colorado Avalanche: Artturi Lehkonen (2 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche played?
Ball Arena, Denver, CO.
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